According to published news reports, Treviño and Espinoza are sons of high-level Rio Grande Valley law enforcement officers.

Treviño is the son of Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino, Espinoza of Hidalgo Police Chief Rudy Espinoza. A records search turned up matching addresses.

Court documents say a confidential source in September posed as a drug smuggler looking for crooked cops to escort drugs through the Rio Grande Valley.

The source first approached Duran on Oct. 19 with a $4,000 deal to usher 20 kilograms of cocaine north toward the Falfurrias checkpoint. Duran and Espinoza allegedly accepted $7,000 for additional transports on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9.